Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14700, Henry Evans, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass
Evans, Henry Sarah
W. 14700
CONTENTS

Massachusetts . . . . . 1410
Sarah Evans,
Widow of Henry Evans, Deed.
She died on the 11 th of July, 1827;
Franklin Co in the State of Mass ts .
She was a private in the comp y . commanded
by Captain L. Runnals of the ————— commanded
by ————— Mass in the Mass ts .
She for 14 mos. private
Enscribed on the Roll of Mass ts .
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents, per annum,
to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Sep.
ember, 1837 and sent to Hon.
Geo: Grennell, Jr. H. of Rep s .
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept. 1837 = $303 : 29
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th M. '38 = 23 : 33
$326 : 62
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by S. A. Elliott Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 49.

V#879 Sarah Evans. Massachusetts
adm. d 14 mo pri 46.66
no deduction -
Per Geo. Greenell Jr.
1879 Sarah Evans widow of Henry Evans dec. d in order Col. March. adm 1780 6 mths. fr. 9/25 on roll/bal 16

1879 Sarah Evans. Massachusetts
Com.?
46.66 46.66
No deduction -
Rev Geo. Evans ell. Jr.
1879 Sarah Evans widow of Henry Evans dec.
on roll Col Street. adp - 1780 6 mats. for 9/5 on roll bal 16 18 1/2

State of Massachusetts } ss. Franklin County — }
On this twenty fifth day of April - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared before the Hon. Richard E. Newcomb Esquire, Judge of the court of Probate within and for the said county of Franklin, Sarah Evans, a resident of New Salem in the said county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty three and two third years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4. 1836: That she is the widow of Henry Evans, who was a private in the Revolutionary army; that he voluntarily entered into the service at Middleboro' in the County of Plymouth Mass. in a company commanded by Capt. Levi Roundseal, the Lieut. name was Henry Peirce; that of the field officers she has no knowledge, and marched from said Middleboro' on the morning after the battle at Bunker's Hill , (he having been permitted to remain at home a short period after he enlisted, on account of sickness in his family.) which according to her recollection was on the seventeenth day of June 1775, to Roxbury, near Boston Mass. and that he remained at, and near Roxbury, Cambridge & Boston for eight months when he returned from the service to Middleboro' some time in the month of February 1776; that in the year 1779 she and her said husband removed from Middleboro' to Shelburne in the said county of Franklin; that at Shelburne, about the last of May or first of June in the year 1780, he again enlisted and entered the service as a private soldier, and marched to West Point and was in the service six months, when he again returned in the fore part of the month of December, she thinks; but whether he served in the militia or continental troops, and what company or field officers he served she cannot say; and that she has not any documentary evidence in support of her claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Evans in the month of March 1775, at Middleboro' aforesaid, and that he

The aforesaid Henry Evans, died on the first day of July 1827: and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Subscribed, and sworn to, on the day her and year above written, ————— } Sarah X Evans Mark- Before R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
And the said Judge of Probate doth hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that Henry Evans who is named in the preceding declaration served in the war of the revolution in the army of the United States as therein set forth; that Sarah Evans, the above named applicant for a pension, was married to the said Henry in the month of March 1775; that he died on the first day of July 1827, and that she the said applicant has ever since remained a widow, all which is above stated and to him the said Judge is satisfactorily proved.
He also certifies that the said applicant, by reason of bodily infirmity, is unable to attend court, that he therefore went to New Salem where she resides, and there at the house of her residence she made oath to the afore- said declaration and submitted to such examination as in the opinion of the said Judge was necessary to elicit the truth.
R. E. Newcomb, Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss
I Elijah Alvord Register of Probate for said county of Franklin do hereby certify that Richard E. Newcomb Esq by whom the annexed proceedings are attested is the Judge of Probate for said county; and the said attestation was made in my presence, and in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Probate Court for said county this second day of May A. D. 1837
E. Alvord Reg. Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin County ss. On the twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said county of Franklin, personally appeared Ruth Robbins of New Salem in said county aged 47 years, who on her oath declares, that she is the daughter of Henry Evans, deceased, and Sarah Evans, widow of the said Henry, the present applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of July 24 th 1836, that she has the most of the time since her birth, until the death of the said Henry, lived in the same family with him, that she has very often heard her said father say that he was in the army of the revolution, that he served a period of time, she thinks eight months, near the commencement the of war, at or near Boston, that she has often heard him speak of being a soldier at "West Point", and heard him relate stories concerning the his services as a soldier in the army. And that within a year after the passage of the first act, in 1818 she believes, granting pensions, and when the old soldiers were making applications for pensions, he said he was going to try to get a pension, and that he had at that time a discharge from his first period of service, which I saw and read, and which he carried with him when he went to see the judge of the court, he was absent two days, and when he returned, he said he could not get a pension because he had not been long enough in the service at any one period, she thinks he said by one month, to get it. whether he brought back the discharge, or whether it has since been destroyed or lost, she cannot say; but that after making diligent search among his papers she cannot find it.
Ruth Robbins
Subscribed and sworn to, on the day and year first above written, before me, I also certify, that Ruth Robbins, subscriber to the foregoing deposition, with whom I am well acquainted, sustains a good character for truth.
William Whitaker Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that William Whitaker Esq whose signature is set to the caption of the annexed deposition is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; and that his said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield on the second day of May A.D. 1837
E. Alvord Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
No. 14700
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Henry Evans a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 8 mos. Pvt. Levi Rousewell ✓ Mass -   May or June 1780 6 " " Stationed at West Point (no officers named)        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middleboro, Plymouth Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 25, 1837 Her cl. was al -
Residence at date of application, New Salem, Franklin Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 83 2/3 years
Remarks: Sol was at Middleboro Mass. Mar. 14, 1775 - Miss Sarah Fry, his second wife, name of first not stated. He died July 1, 1827. His children; Sally Livermore who was born in Berkley Plymouth Co. Mass. was 70 yrs old + resided in Shutesbury Mass. and Ruth Robbins as 47+ resided in New Salem Mass. in 1837
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Sarah Evans
2 Affidavits

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin County ss. On this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace within and for the said county of Franklin, personally appeared Thankfull Fisk of New Salem in said county of Franklin, who on her oath declared, that she is seventy eighty eight years of age, that she was born in Middleborough, Plymouth county Mass. and lived there until the fall of the year 1775; she was well acquainted with Henry Boans and his second wife Sarah Boans of Middleboro', was present and witnessed the marriage of the said Henry & Sarah, they were married at Middleboro' some time in the month of March 1775; that sometime in the summer after their said marriage, the said Henry Boans enlisted into the army, and she believes went to Roxbury near Boston Mass., and that he was in the army as near as she now recollects, eight or nine months before he returned; that during his absence, his wife being left alone, and herself in a poor state of health, and unable to do much work, she lived with the wife of the said Boans a considerable part of the time, as company for his wife; that she removed to Shutesbury in the county of Franklin sometime in the fall of the year 1776; that within two or three years after the said Boans & wife also removed to Shutesbury; that at Shutesbury the said Boans, who was then a near neighbour to her, again went into the army, she believes in the last of the spring or beginning of the summer of the year 1780, and was absent in the army, almost if not quite all the summer & fall, she cannot say positively, how long he was in the army at this time, but has no doubt he was gone six or seven months, and perhaps more; that she has always been well acquainted with the said Sarah Boans, wife of the said Henry, and that ever since the death of the said Henry, she has remained a widow -
Thankfull X Fisk mark. -
Subscribed & sworn to, on the day and year first above written, before me,
William Whitaker, Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the said Thankfull Fisk, who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, with whom I am well acquainted, sustains a good reputation for truth.
William Whitaker, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin County ss. On this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace within and for said county of Franklin, personally appeared Sally Livermore of Shutesbury in said county of Franklin, who on her oaths declares that she is sixty seventy years of age, that she is the daughter of Henry Evans, the late husband of Sarah Evans, by his first wife, that she was born in Berkley  Middleborough Plymouth county Mass. and lived there about two years, when she removed to Middleboro' where she lived about nine years, in the family of the said Henry Evans, and altho' young, she distinctly remembers that her said father left home for the army about the time of the Bunker Hill battle, and that he was absent in the army a considerable time, cannot say how long, but she believes until sometime in the winter following - that in the year 1779, she with her said father & family removed to Shutesbury, in the county of Franklin, where she remained about a month, and then went to live with a family in Sunderland in said county, where she remained about four years; that while she remained at Sunderland, and she thinks in year 1780, it was said, and she believes it was so, that her said father, the said Evans, was again in the army, but for how long a period she cannot now remember, has no doubt of the fact as it was then generally so understood by those she heard talk on the subject: and that the said Sarah Evans has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband the said Henry Evans.
her Sally X Livermore mark
Sworn to, and subscribed, before me, the day & year first above written.
William Whitaker, Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify, that Sally Livermore, subscriber to the foregoing deposition, sustains a good character for truth, in the neighborhood in which she resides.
William Whitaker, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss.
I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Franklin do hereby certify that William Whitaker Esq. whose signature is set to the caption of the two annexed affidavits is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that his attestations to the caption of the said affidavits are made under his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield on the second day of May A.D. 1837
E. Alvord Clerk

Sarah Evans Massachusetts.
Suspended
See letter 27 June 1837 Elisha Root.

Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs I am trying to trace out my ancestors have learned that my great great grandfather was Michel Evans
he had two sons Henry and Daniel
Daniel Evans was my great grandfather whose descendants I have traced down to the present
Michel Evans and his son Henry were in the revolu- tionary war will you kindly tell me their birth place date of birth and the co-

and regiment they were in there is none of the descendants living that can tell me any more than I have stated here Michel Evans and son Henry was with Brashy Co at battle of Trenton I hope you will be kind enough to do this for me as I am a poor old soldiers widow very feeble and not able to work and can not spare any money from my $2.00 dollars a week to send you my husband and son served in civil war grandfather in war 12

now if you can tell me Michel and Henry Evans birth place date of birth when enlisted Co and regt you will confer a great favor on a soldiers widow please search this record for me and oblige
Mrs Lena Aldrich R.F.D. No 2 Bellevue Baton Rouge Mich

Please return
Rev see
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AW N. 14/100
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Dec 15, 1916
Mrs Lottie Norris 1011 Main St. Newton, Mass. Madam:
This circular returned to Bureau Nov. 28, 1917 without any explanation whatever. so I left it in envelope & filed it in closed claim.
In reply to your request of 22 , received 27 ult for a statement of the military history of Henry Evans a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 8 months Pvt. Levi Rousewell Mass.   May or June 1780 6 " " stationed at West Point, officer not named        
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middleboro, Plymouth Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 25, 1837. Her claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, New Salem, Franklin Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 83 2 / 3 years.
Remarks: Soldier married at Middleboro, Mass. Mar. 14, 1775, Miss Sarah Fry, his second wife (name of first not stated). His children, Sally Livermore, who was born in Berkeley, Plymouth Co. Mass., was 70 years old and resided in Shutesbury, Mass. and Ruth Robbins was 47 years old and lived in New Salem, Mass. in 1837.
Respectfully,
G. M. [Signature] Commissioner.

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### Kenosha, Wis., U.S.A. Newton, Kans. Nov. 22th. 16
Pension Beaureau Dept. of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Gentleman:
I have reasons to believe that Sarah Evans the Widow of Henry Evans, of Middleboro, Shutesville Mass. applied for a pension in April 5th. 1837, from her home at New Salem Mass. I would be pleased to have forwarded to my address, copy of the papers filed, or such information that will prove the application was made, and if granted, that proof also.
Henry Evans enlisted in April 1775, and served eight months under Capt. Levi Roundsville, later enlisted again in April 1780, and died July 1st. 1827.
Thanking The Beaureau in advance,
I am Respt.
Mrs Lottie Morris
Newton, Kans. 1011 Main St.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
14700
Sarah Evans
Widow of
Henry Evans
Rev. Rev. War
Act:
July 7 th 1836
Index:—Vol.
a
Page
228
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct 3. 1900, Wistj. to Mrs. Lena Aldrich Bellevue Mich. 1916 Dec. 15: History to Mrs. Lottie Norriss

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth
Clerks Office August 2 1837
I Nathaniel Clarke of the Judicial Clerks in the said County of Plymouth hereby certify, that Brad Thompson was before whom the foregoing deposition was sworn to a justice of the Peace for the said County, duly commissioned & qualified according under the authority of the said Commonwealth - And I further certify that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court on the day & year aforesaid
Nathaniel Clarke
Henry G. Greenleaf Atty

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - }
Town of Middleborough, Mass.
July 31 st 1837.
I Allen Shaw, do on Oath declare, that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough, County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, and that I have the custody of the Records of said Town; that it appears by said Records, that Mr Henry Evans and Miss Sarah Fry both of Middleborough were Married by Rev d Ebenezer Hinds March the 14 th 1775.
Allen Shaw Town Clerk.
Plymouth ss. Then personally appeared Allen Shaw subscribing to the above Certificate and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above; and he is a credible witness
Before me Arad Thompson Justice of Peace
Middleborough July 31 st 1837

Sarah bown-

1879
May 8.
Mal 4 July 32 3 Dec
J. E. Schwenke Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

May 8.
1879
Mal 4 July 38
38
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
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Greenfield (Masss) May 2. 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq.
I am requested to forward to your department the declaration for a pension of Sarah Evans, with the accompanying affidavits in aid of her claim.
Yours respectfully Elijah Alword